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Books behind the headlines: the new football season

Opening Up: My Autobiographyby Mike Atherton(Coronet £9.99)Autobiography of former England captain centres on the 1994 accusations of his ball-tampering similar to those faced by Pakistan’s cricketers

The Hansie Cronje Storyby Garth King(Creative Global Studios £14.95)Moving biography, concentrating on pressures at the top, of the former South African captain whose match-fixing scandalised the sports world

Douglas Jardine: Spartan Cricketerby Christopher Douglas(Methuen £7.99)Biography of the England captain at the centre of the infamous “bodyline” bowling scandal against the Australians in 1932-